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Lost cities tagged “inca”

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🇵🇪 Peru · Ancient city

Vilcabamba — Espíritu Pampa Lost Inca Capital

Neo-Inca State (1536–1572 CE) jungle capital · Inca Vilcabamba (Manco Inca)

Espíritu Pampa rediscovered by Savoy 1964, lost after 1572 Túpac Amaru execution by Toledo.

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🇵🇪 Peru · Hypothetical site

Paititi — Pantiacolla–Pusharo Plateau (Madre de Dios Antisuyu)

Hypothetical Late Horizon projection onto pre-Inca petroglyph horizon Pre-Columbian to Early Colonial hypothesis · Inca Vilcabamba hypothesis projected onto pre-Inca rock art (unvalidated) / Machiguenga

Most-photographed Paititi candidate — sandstone mesa terraces above Pusharo petroglyphs on Pantiacolla range, 670 m, no verified masonry.